NICKELBACK bassist Mike Kroeger says that it's a "compliment" being compared to METALLICA. Kroeger addressed the musical similarity between the two acts just days after ALL THAT REMAINS frontman Phil Labonte said in an interview on the "Breaking The Ice" podcast that most of the songs on METALLICA's "Load" and "Reload" LPs are sonically very ...
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Rock music legend Ronnie James Dio lost his months-long battle with gastric cancer on May 16, 2010. The Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund, founded in his memory shortly thereafter, is commemorating the 10th anniversary of his passing by posting a video on its web site highlighting the work it has done ...
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PAPA ROACH guitarist Jerry Horton recently sat out the band's European tour after breaking two fingers in his left hand. His temporary replacement for the trek was Anthony Esperance, the brother of PAPA ROACH bassist Tobin Esperance. A new six-minute documentary, shot by Bryson Roatch, takes the viewer behind the scenes as Jerry flew to ...
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Former FLYLEAF vocalist Lacey Sturm has just released a new solo single, "The Decree", via Followspot Records. A second single, "State Of Me", will follow later in the year. You can now listen to "The Decree" below. Sturm performed both "The Decree" and "State Of Me" during her fall 2019 tour. Lacey and her husband ...
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GREY DAZE, the Phoenix-based rock band that birthed one of the most recognizable voices in modern rock music, Chester Bennington, has released a new single, "Soul Song", and an accompanying video, which was directed by Bennington's son Jaime. "Soul Song" is the fourth single to be released from GREY DAZE's forthcoming album, "Amends', due on ...
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Danish/American rockers VOLBEAT have released a new animated video for "Leviathan", the latest single off the band's seventh studio album, "Rewind, Replay, Rebound". "Leviathan" was directed and animated by Steven Mertens and is based on a painting by Karsten Sand that originally appeared in the album artwork for "Rewind, Replay, Rebound". In "Leviathan", frontman Michael ...
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SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor will be part of the "In Search Of Tomorrow" documentary currently being funded on Kickstarter. Billed as "the most comprehensive retrospective of the '80s sci-fi movie genre ever made," it will offer viewers a "chance to immerse yourself in the world and mythos of ...
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Julien's Auctions, the world-record breaking auction house to the stars, has announced that the guitar played by Kurt Cobain during NIRVANA's acclaimed "MTV Unplugged In New York" performance will be sold at their "Music Icons" event taking place on Friday, June 19 and Saturday, June 20, 2020 live in Beverly Hills and online at
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Last week, hard rockers UNDEROATH launched a weekly series on their Twitch channel. During each episode, the band will stream an album from its catalog in full and go into detail about the writing and recording processes. The first episode spotlighted UNDEROATH's latest album, 2018's Grammy-nominated "Erase Me", and was a ...
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Charlie Benante (ANTHRAX), Alex Skolnick (TESTAMENT), Roberto "Ra" Diaz (SUICIDAL TENDENCIES) and Brandon Yeagley (CROBOT) have shared their version of another classic RUSH song, "Red Barchetta", recorded with each member separated in his own home. Benante uploaded a video of the performance to his YouTube channel, writing in an accompanying message: "Once again, we've been ...
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Uncertainty abounds, and Steve Von Till's "No Wilderness Deep Enough" provides a voice of existential wisdom and experience to offer comfort and perspective in an era of uncharted territory. The album's six pieces of music shape a hallucinatory landscape of sound that plumbs the depths of the natural world's mysteries and uncertainties — questions that ...
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Swedish garage rockers THE HELLACOPTERS are working on their first album in more than a decade. The news of the group's recording activity was broken by guitarist/vocalist Nicke Andersson during an appearance on the latest episode of "Dr Gong's Drumcast". Nicke said: "We're working on a new HELLACOPTERS album. We recorded ...
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ALL THAT REMAINS frontman Phil Labonte says that most of the songs on METALLICA's "Load" and "Reload" albums are sonically very similar to any of the NICKELBACK albums. Labonte compared the legendary heavy metal band to the much-maligned Canadian rockers during a recent appearance on "Breaking The Ice", the new podcast hosted by former WAAF ...
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RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE has announced the rescheduled dates for its previously announced tour. The reunited quartet — Zack De La Rocha, Tom Morello, Brad Wilk and Tim Commferford — was forced to postpone all of its 2020 shows due to the coronavirus pandemic that is sweeping the globe. The band was supposed to play ...
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GODSMACK's Shannon Larkin was a guest on a recent episode of his bandmate Sully Erna's Internet show, called "Hometown Sessions". During the chat, the 52-year-old drummer, who has been sober for about four years now, was asked how he has dealt with what can be near-crippling anxiety in early recovery. He told Sully (see video ...
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Some of rock and alt/rock's heavy hitters have teamed up amidst the current pandemic to re-record and film a new video of FILTER's Billboard chart-topping hit single "Take A Picture" from their respected quarantine headquarters. Spearheaded by COLD guitarist Nick Coyle (also lead vocalist for LIFER), the "Corona Sessions: Take A Picture" video also features ...
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As a way to continue to perform live for its fans during the current quarantine conditions, SAINT ASONIA has announced a "virtual tour" where the band will perform on the the different social media platforms of rock radio stations around the country. The band will add a local flavor to each performance. "It's been really ...
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POISON frontman Bret Michaels has added several "Bandana Banana" merchandise items to his official webstore — just days after he was revealed as the person in the banana costume, one of the contestants on Fox's smash hit "The Masked Singer". Currently available for purchase are Banana Graphic Socks ($20.00), Bandana Banana ...
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GODSMACK frontman Sully Erna spoke to Meltdown of Detroit's WRIF radio station about Shannon Larkin's addiction to alcohol. The 52-year-old drummer has been sober for about four years now after checking himself into rehab, a decision he later credited with saving his life. "Yeah, he's an inspiration, man," Sully said about ...
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POISON frontman Bret Michaels is Banana, one of the contestants on Fox's smash hit "The Masked Singer". Banana, who had won over the studio audiences and four judges with each of his four performances, returned to the show last night (Wednesday, April 22) to perform a version of Bob Dylan's "Knockin' On Heaven's Door". Michaels ...
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Former FLYLEAF vocalist Lacey Sturm will release a new solo single, "The Decree", to digital outlets on May 15. A second single, "State Of Me", will follow later in the year. Sturm performed both "The Decree" and "State Of Me" during her fall 2019 tour. Lacey and her husband Josh Sturm discussed the two tracks ...
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Marty Friedman has urged his fans to do their part in keeping everybody healthy while they are at home due to the coronavirus pandemic. The former MEGADETH guitarist discussed how he is dealing with the coronavirus quarantine measures during an Instagram Live chat on Friday (April 17). Marty said (see video below): "Everybody is going ...
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Danish/American rockers VOLBEAT have revived their long-running "Official Bootleg" series with the release of a live video for "Leviathan", the latest single off the band's seventh studio album, "Rewind, Replay, Rebound". The clip, recorded last year at the Barclaycard Arena in Hamburg, Germany, was edited and directed by Brittany Bowman and Shelby Cude, with audio ...
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LINKIN PARK's "Somewhere I Belong" single has been certified silver in the U.K. To earn a single certification for a single in the U.K., LINKIN PARK had to sell 200,000 units of the song. The platinum, gold and silver certifications awarded by the British Phonographic Industry in recognition of sales milestones ...
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British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST have released the official lyric video for their classic song "Breaking The Law". The track originally appeared on the band's 1980 album "British Steel". PRIEST singer Rob Halford told Classic Rock magazine that "Breaking The Law" was conceived from an idea brought forth by guitarist Glenn Tipton. "It turned ...
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BREAKING BENJAMIN has released the official music video for its song "Dear Agony", featuring a guest appearance by Lacey Sturm (ex-FLYLEAF). The track is taken from BREAKING BENJAMIN's latest album, "Aurora", a collection of reimagined versions of the band's biggest and most popular songs and one new song, "Far Away". "Aurora" also includes special guests ...
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Duff McKagan (GUNS N' ROSES), Slash (GUNS N' ROSES), Sebastian Bach (SKID ROW), Nikki Sixx (MÖTLEY CRÜE), Alissa White-Gluz (ARCH ENEMY) and CRO-MAGS are among the rockers who have reacted on social media to the passing of Jimmy Webb, the iconic manager at famed New York clothing store Trash And Vaudeville, who died Tuesday morning ...
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BREAKING BENJAMIN has released a teaser for its music video for "Dear Agony". The full clip, which features a guest appearance by Lacey Sturm (ex-FLYLEAF), will make its online debut tomorrow (Wednesday, April 15). "Dear Agony" is taken from BREAKING BENJAMIN's latest album, "Aurora", a collection of reimagined versions of the band's biggest and most ...
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Japanese metal juggernauts CROSSFAITH will release a new EP, "Species", on May 22 through UNFD. The five-track offering features recent single "Endorphin" as well as the latest song, "Digital Parasite". According to vocalist Kenta Koie, "Digital Parasite", which opens the EP, sees CROSSFAITH getting "dirty and heavy. I felt an explosion from the song and ...
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